| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Doherty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Hyler (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ralph Thornton inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | VCU | Ralph Thornton is hacked by William Doherty - foul #3 on William Doherty, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Joseph Lillis (SF) William Doherty | |
| 19:22 | VCU | Vincent Danforth knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 37-38 |
| 19:05 | Drexel | Robert Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Ralph Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Salvador Valencia is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hyler - foul #2 on Dennis Hyler, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Ralph Thornton travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| 18:30 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Lars Zebley pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:15 | VCU | Vincent Danforth comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 18:14 | VCU | Ralph Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Salvador Valencia comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Lillis - foul #2 on Joseph Lillis, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Salvador Valencia makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Salvador Valencia makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:34 | Drexel | Robert Greer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lionel Horne - foul #1 on Lionel Horne, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Patrick Viles (PF), Chung Hou (C) Lionel Horne, Vincent Danforth, Lars Zebley | |
| Subs | Drexel | Stephen Gilbert (C) John Lewis | |
| 17:34 | Drexel | Robert Greer makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:34 | Drexel | Robert Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Ralph Thornton misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 17:18 | VCU | Patrick Viles gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Patrick Viles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Gilbert - foul #3 on Stephen Gilbert, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Smith (PF) Ralph Thornton | |
| Subs | Drexel | William Hudson (PG), Vernon Shaddix (SG), Mark Stone (PF), David McKoy (C) Robert Greer, Johnny Hodges, Dennis Hyler, Stephen Gilbert | |
| 17:08 | VCU | Patrick Viles makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Patrick Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:52 | Drexel | Vernon Shaddix misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:51 | Drexel | Joseph Lillis tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 16:38 | VCU | Salvador Valencia buries a jumper from the right side set up by Patrick Viles | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | Drexel | Mark Stone drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Vernon Shaddix | 43-45 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Salvador Valencia clanks a shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Chung Hou snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 15:52 | VCU | Chung Hou buries a jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Jenkins | 45-45 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Salvador Valencia (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Viles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Chung Hou (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - William Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Shaddix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Lillis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Stone (fresh) 3 pts. C - David McKoy (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Drexel | Patrick Viles takes the ball from David McKoy | 45-45 |
| 15:39 | VCU | Donald Smith blows the dunk | 45-45 |
| 15:37 | VCU | Donald Smith misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Chung Hou snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 15:30 | VCU | Salvador Valencia clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David McKoy - foul #1 on David McKoy, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Ralph Thornton (SF), Vincent Danforth (PF), Lars Zebley (C) Joseph Jenkins, Patrick Viles, Donald Smith, Chung Hou | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Greer (PG), Johnny Hodges (SG), William Doherty (SF), Dennis Hyler (PF), John Lewis (C) William Hudson, Vernon Shaddix, Joseph Lillis, Mark Stone, David McKoy | |
| 15:30 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:30 | VCU | Salvador Valencia makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:07 | Drexel | William Doherty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Lars Zebley snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:43 | VCU | Lionel Horne can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Greer - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Reif (SG) Salvador Valencia | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 14:43 | VCU | Lionel Horne makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:43 | VCU | Lionel Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:26 | Drexel | Dennis Hyler can't finish the layup | 48-45 |
| 14:25 | Drexel | John Lewis tips it in | 48-47 |
| 14:07 | VCU | Vincent Danforth's layup is rejected by Dennis Hyler | 48-47 |
| 14:06 | Drexel | Dennis Hyler snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:49 | Drexel | Lars Zebley steps in front of the Johnny Hodges pass | 48-47 |
| 13:39 | VCU | Lionel Horne drills a fadeaway from the left side | 50-47 |
| 13:10 | Drexel | John Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-50 |
| 12:57 | VCU | Lars Zebley's pass is intercepted by John Lewis | 50-50 |
| 12:30 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Vincent Danforth pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:08 | VCU | Vincent Danforth misses the turnaround in the paint | 50-50 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Lars Zebley gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:52 | VCU | Lionel Horne makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Thornton | 52-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Reif (fairly fresh) SF - Ralph Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hodges (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Doherty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Hyler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Drexel | John Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Salvador Valencia (SG), Patrick Viles (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Chung Hou (C) Lionel Horne, Thomas Reif, Ralph Thornton, Vincent Danforth, Lars Zebley | |
| Subs | Drexel | William Hudson (PG), Vernon Shaddix (SG), Joseph Lillis (SF), Mark Stone (PF), Stephen Gilbert (C) Robert Greer, Johnny Hodges, William Doherty, Dennis Hyler, John Lewis | |
| 11:16 | VCU | Patrick Viles drills a turnaround from close range set up by Salvador Valencia and he's hacked by William Hudson - foul #2 on William Hudson, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| 11:16 | VCU | Patrick Viles makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:52 | Drexel | Vernon Shaddix loses the dribble to Salvador Valencia | 55-50 |
| 10:30 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Chung Hou grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses the dunk | 55-50 |
| 10:12 | Drexel | Joseph Lillis pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:06 | Drexel | Mark Stone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Chung Hou pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:48 | VCU | William Hudson takes the ball from Joseph Jenkins | 55-50 |
| 09:34 | Drexel | Mark Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Ralph Thornton (SF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Drexel | William Doherty (SF), Dennis Hyler (PF) Mark Stone, Stephen Gilbert | |
| 09:24 | VCU | Chung Hou blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Lillis - foul #3 on Joseph Lillis, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Danforth (PF) Patrick Viles | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 09:24 | VCU | Chung Hou misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Chung Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:02 | Drexel | Vernon Shaddix comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 09:00 | Drexel | William Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:39 | Drexel | William Hudson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on William Hudson, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Lars Zebley (C) Joseph Jenkins, Chung Hou | |
| Subs | Drexel | Johnny Hodges (SG), John Lewis (C) William Hudson, Joseph Lillis | |
| 08:21 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 08:20 | Drexel | William Doherty gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:17 | Drexel | Vernon Shaddix is fouled in the backcourt by Lionel Horne - foul #2 on Lionel Horne, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Greer (PG) Vernon Shaddix | |
| 08:05 | Drexel | Dennis Hyler scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Greer | 56-52 |
| 07:47 | VCU | Ralph Thornton connects on the 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Doherty (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Hyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Drexel | Vincent Danforth steps in front of the Robert Greer pass | 59-52 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Lars Zebley knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Salvador Valencia | 61-52 |
| 07:12 | Drexel | Robert Greer loses the dribble to Lionel Horne in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 06:50 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 06:48 | Drexel | William Doherty gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:28 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 06:27 | Drexel | John Lewis hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Salvador Valencia is whistled for a carry | 61-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Thomas Reif (SG), Patrick Viles (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Chung Hou (C) Lionel Horne, Salvador Valencia, Ralph Thornton, Vincent Danforth, Lars Zebley | |
| Subs | Drexel | William Hudson (PG), Joseph Lillis (SF), Mark Stone (PF), Stephen Gilbert (C) Robert Greer, William Doherty, Dennis Hyler, John Lewis | |
| 05:58 | Drexel | Patrick Viles is called for the reach on Johnny Hodges - foul #2 on Patrick Viles, team foul #3 | 61-54 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vernon Shaddix (SG) Johnny Hodges | |
| 05:41 | Drexel | William Hudson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 05:40 | VCU | The rebound goes to Chung Hou | 61-54 |
| 05:31 | VCU | Donald Smith is hacked by Mark Stone - foul #1 on Mark Stone, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| 05:31 | VCU | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:31 | VCU | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:10 | Drexel | William Hudson connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Shaddix | 63-56 |
| 05:00 | VCU | Thomas Reif misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 04:59 | Drexel | Stephen Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:38 | Drexel | William Hudson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Lillis | 63-58 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Patrick Viles can't connect on a floater from the left side | 63-58 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Chung Hou tips it home | 65-58 |
| 04:05 | Drexel | Mark Stone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Patrick Viles gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Patrick Viles can't connect on a floater from the right block | 65-58 |
| 03:58 | VCU | Joseph Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 03:58 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Salvador Valencia (SG), Ralph Thornton (SF), Vincent Danforth (PF), Lars Zebley (C) Joseph Jenkins, Thomas Reif, Patrick Viles, Donald Smith, Chung Hou | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Greer (PG), Johnny Hodges (SG), William Doherty (SF), Dennis Hyler (PF), John Lewis (C) William Hudson, Vernon Shaddix, Joseph Lillis, Mark Stone, Stephen Gilbert | |
| 03:52 | VCU | John Lewis steals it from Lars Zebley | 65-58 |
| 03:35 | Drexel | Robert Greer loses the dribble to Lionel Horne | 65-58 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Greer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Doherty (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Hyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | VCU | Vincent Danforth can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 65-58 |
| 03:28 | Drexel | William Doherty grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 03:04 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lewis | 65-61 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Ralph Thornton connects on the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Ralph Thornton misses the free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | Drexel | John Lewis gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:32 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges is hacked by Salvador Valencia - foul #2 on Salvador Valencia, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| 02:16 | Drexel | Robert Greer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Hyler | 67-64 |
| 02:12 | VCU | Lionel Horne is hacked by Robert Greer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Greer, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| 02:12 | VCU | Lionel Horne misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:12 | VCU | Lionel Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:12 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Dennis Hyler | 67-64 |
| 01:50 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges is fouled on the floor by Ralph Thornton - foul #3 on Ralph Thornton, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| 01:36 | Drexel | Dennis Hyler hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Hodges | 67-66 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Ralph Thornton is whistled for traveling | 67-66 |
| 01:06 | Drexel | Robert Greer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Vincent Danforth grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:45 | VCU | Salvador Valencia scores on a 3 from the right wing | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Drexel | Dennis Hyler hits the finger roll set up by Robert Greer | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Ralph Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Greer - foul #4 on Robert Greer, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Ralph Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Ralph Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:31 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Lars Zebley grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Lars Zebley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Greer - foul #5 on Robert Greer, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG) Lionel Horne | |
| Subs | Drexel | William Hudson (PG) Robert Greer | |
| 00:26 | VCU | Lars Zebley makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Lars Zebley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:20 | Drexel | Dennis Hyler is whistled for a carry | 74-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Ralph Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by William Hudson - foul #4 on William Hudson, team foul #15 | 74-68 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Ralph Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Ralph Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:19 | Drexel | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 75-68 |
| 00:12 | Drexel | Johnny Hodges misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Vincent Danforth grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Vincent Danforth is fouled in the backcourt by William Hudson - foul #5 on William Hudson, team foul #16 | 75-68 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Vernon Shaddix (PG) William Hudson | |
| 00:07 | VCU | Vincent Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Vincent Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Drexel | Vernon Shaddix can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Lars Zebley pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |